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' 'Patented Feb. 29,187.6.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 174,249, datedFebrua'ry 29, 1876.; application filed" l December 31, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that L'WILLIA'M HULLETT, of

Oregon; in the county of Holt and State of.

Missouri, have invented ainew and valuable Improvement in Farm-Gates;and I dohereby .declare that the following is a full, clear, and vexactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this speci-Vlieation, 4and tothe letters and igures of ref- 2 is a verticalsectional view thereof.

This invention has relation to' improvements in farm-gates of thedescription known as sliding.7 1 4 The object of the invention andimprovement is to devise a gate which will be pos` sessed of all theadvantages of the sliding and hinged gates, and at the same time bevertically movable, so as to raise it above the snow. To this end thenature of the invention consists in a supplementary bar which is hingedto the gate-post, and is vertically and endwise movable in relationthereto, in combination with a sliding gate, having 'its bearings in oron the said bar, whereby a gate is produced. which is capable of beingopened by sliding, so as to form a narrow gap, of being swung around toopen tlie gap fully, or of being raised vertically for the purpose ofallowing small aninials free passage, or of clearing the surface of thesnow,as will be hereat'` ter more fully explained.

In the annexed drawings, A A designate the posts, and B represents apanelgate, which is designed to close the gap in a fence between thesaid posts. Post A is provided with spaced mortises a a', the functionsof which will be seen hereinafter, while post A is provided with a`metallic rod, C, which is attached to the said post by means of suita;ble eye-bolts b, suitably spaced, as shown in Fig. 2, ot' which thelowermost isprovided with a leather or rubber washer, c. Rod C 'servesto receive eye-bolts d, which slide up and down thereon, and are screwedinto or are otherwise secured to an independent post, D, which is thusmade vertically movable, and

-as horses, cows, and the like.

movement of the gate will also allow it to be `raised above the surfaceof snow, thus causing ing between post A' is sufficient, it will be Yonly requisite-to slide the gate outward from post A', when a gap willbe formed equal to half the length ofthe gate when the brace his centralthereto; but the gap may be increased or diminished by placing the saidbrace to yone side or the other of the center of the gate,

for the reason that this brace alone prevents the gate sliding to theextent of its entire length through the said bar; but this bar beinghinged, as it were, to post A, a means is thus provided for opening theentire gap between posts A A, where a lesser opening is insufficient, byswinging the gate upon rod C, as a pivot, at right angles to its formerposition. Eye-bolts b d being spaced on posts A D, the latter isrendered capable, ot' endwise vertical movement, and the gate havingonly endwise movement in relation to the vsaid supplementary post, whenthe former is raised the latter will be raised also, and it' a tenon,It, on the edge of thegate be introduced into an upper mortise, a, inpost A', the gate will be held in a raised position, which will cause aspace to be made between the lower edge of the gate and the groundsuftcient to allow .the

passage of hogs and other small animals, butV too small to give entranceto larger animals, This vertical it to be very easily opened either toits full extent or to a lesserdegree. The effectof this construction is,that all liability tu the gate becoming frozen in in consequence of athaw andl a subsequent freeze is eftect'ually done awaywith. l

In practice, two or more ot' the rails of the gate will be provided withsemicircular notches a at the center of their lengths, which notches areadapted'to engage over pulleywheels i having their bearings in thespaces between the the parts e e' of the supplemental post D;consequently, whenv the gate is partly opened it will balance nicely,and may be swung around so as to open the gap with'but little labor.

I have thus produced a gate which possesses the functions of a slidingand of a swinging gate, and which is also capable of being raised eitherto aiordpassage for smaller animals or to get above the'surface of snow.

. What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The supplemental post D, consisting of the longitudinal bars e e',united by spaced blocks 'ing, and a \-'erticallyadjl1stably movement maybe applied to the gate, substantially as described and for the purposesetl forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses. i i

WILLIAM HULLETT. Witnesses:

T. P. WAY, ALEXANDER C. HARDEN.

